To Canada and beyond

Not entirely true though. It snowed before, but this time it actually stuck for more than a day. I went North for the weekend and was glad that my rental car had winter tires. It snowed a bit and many of the road were a mix of ice and slush. In Europe this amount of snow would have been a little bit of a concern. Over here however everyone is just so accustomed to snow that it didn't even seem to bother anyone at all. For me it was a bit of a wake up call. I will need some winter boots, because the best is yet to come. Apparently, the winter really breaks through in January/February. Anyway, due to the change in scenery my camera saw some use. I took the photo attached without a polarizing filter, so I had to equalize the colors a little on the computer. It came out quite nice. And I think it conveys the mood perfectly.

Busy times. Last week's Friday, I went on my first pub crawl here in Toronto. It was probably not the best timing, considering that I had to get up very early next day to help a friend move. But I made it nevertheless. The move then was alright. Even though we had to over come a couple of obstacles. Besides me being tired beyond belief and the rented truck not being there on collection, the superintendent was on holidays so that we could not reserve the service lift. Did I mention that my friends lived on the 12th floor? When we finished up at around 9pm, it was time for us to costume suit up. All of us were invited on a Halloween party, which started at 7pm. But arriving at 10:30pm made us feel all the more special. And in all fairness it was great despite us being quite late. Last week my bicycle finally arrived. I yet have to shoot a picture to share. Anyway, I'm already very happy with the buy. The bike has given me a lot of freedom. I'm cycling to work now, which me